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Kids
SF launches Swedish kids SVOD service
Sweden’s Svensk Filmindustri is launching a subscription on-demand service offering its library of classic kids…
Scandi, Israeli nets buy Media I.M. toons
A pair of Scandinavian pubcasters and two Israeli content buyers have taken programming from kids…
PBS preps new kids services
PBS is launching a range of new kids offerings including a round-the-clock kids channel and…
DHX net catches Nature Cat
DHX Television’s Canadian channel, Family CHRGD, has licensed 9 Story Media Group’s animated series Nature…
ABC3 locates Nowhere Boys movie
Australian kids channel ABC3 is bringing a feature-length version of its live-action series Nowhere Boys…
Lego Star Wars series set for Disney
The US Disney XD channel is prepping a Lego Stars Wars toon series, Lego Star…
Netflix buys Beatles-inspired kids series
Netflix has acquired Beat Bugs, a new animated series that will feature covers of some…
Toonami makes mainland Europe debut
Turner Broadcasting System has launched its kids channel Toonami in France, marking the first time…
Thunderbirds are Go on Amazon
The reboot of classic kids series Thunderbirds has been acquired by Amazon, which will run…
Lagardere in ‘landmark’ DreamWorks deal
Lagardere Active TV has entered into a “landmark” agreement with US studio DreamWorks Animation. The…
Netflix getting back on The Magic School Bus
Netflix has ordered a reboot of classic animated kids series The Magic School Bus. The…
ABC loses drama, children’s bosses
Two senior programming executives are leaving Australia’s pubcaster, the ABC. Head of fiction Carole Sklan…
Four launches for Nickelodeon interactive app
Viacom will roll out Nick Play in four more markets, with the iOS and Android…
Turner, Canal Digital ink channels, on-demand deal
Nordic pay TV platform Canal Digital has agreed a new carriage deal for Turner’s channels….
Super RTL, Ten look to Lexi & Lottie
Germany’s Super RTL and Australia’s Network Ten are on-board a new 26x22mins detective-comedy toon for…
Super RTL, Ten look to Lexi & Lottie
Germany’s Super RTL and Australia’s Network Ten are on-board a new 26x22mins detective-comedy toon for…
CBeebies learns that Dog Loves Books
UK children’s channel CBeebies is investing in an animated series based on books from author…
German deal for Gaumont’s Belle and Sebastian
German pubcaster ZDF has prebought the new animated version of Belle and Sebastian. The animated…
Monkey business for 9Story
Several broadcasters have acquired preschool series Monkey See Monkey Do. Turner’s Cartoonito in the UK,…
KiKA looks to Boomerang’s Avatars
German children’s channel KiKA has acquired European live action coproduction The Avatars from Spain’s Boomerang…
Disney Channel goes Backstage with DHX
Disney Channel has acquired rights to DHX Media’s original live action performing arts drama Backstage….
Danger Mouse spied in Oz, France
FremantleMedia’s new version of spy toon Danger Mouse has made its way to broadcasters in…
Rutherford builds Boat Rocker rights team
The newly-established Boat Rocker Rights has appointed a VP, global sales and licensing. Gia DeLaney…
France Télévisions plants Lilybuds
France Télévisions has commissioned Zodiak Kids Studios to create 52x11mins animated preschool series Lilybuds. Zodiak’s…
Televisa, Anima Kitchent rebooting Spanish toon
Televisa and Spain-based prodco Anima Kitchent are working up Cleo and Cuquín, a new animated…
Televisa, Netflix deals for Masha toon
A spin-off from Russian-produced toon series Masha and the Bear has launched on Netflix in…
Hoho plots Grid partnership
UK kids firm Hoho Entertainment has entered into a coproduction agreement with Belgium indie counterpart…
Sprout boards Zuckerberg toon
US kids cable channel Sprout has become the American home of Randi Zuckerberg’s debut animated…
Orphan Black studio restructures as Boat Rocker
Canada’s Temple Street Productions has created a parent unit that will house an expanded group of…
Publisher takes on Netflix with kids SVOD
A global learning company is challenging Netflix’s push into kids TV commissioning by launching 58…